Twilight Director Confirms Robsten Love!

After pictures of them almost holding hands at an airport surfacedearlier this week, the furor over Robert Pattinson and KristenStewart’s possible offscreen romance has been reignited. CatherineHardwicke, the director for the first Twilight move, fans the flames ina recent interview, implying Stewart has finally decided to “give thisa go” with Pattinson.

"After I cast him, I told Rob, Don't eventhink about having a romance with her. She's under 18. You will bearrested," Hardwicke told TIME in a recent article on the Twilightphenomenon. Pattinson and Stewart first met when the British actor flewto Los Angeles to test for the role of Edward Cullen- a role bothHardwicke and Stewart lobbied for him to get."I didn't have acamera in the hotel room. I cannot say," Hardwicke continued abouttheir time together shooting the first installment of the franchise."But in terms of what Kristen told me directly, it didn't happen on thefirst movie. Nothing crossed the line while on the first film.”

However, the chemistry was clear from the start and it seemed like a romance with Pattinson was only a matter of time.

Hardwickadded, “I think it took a long time for Kristen to realize, O.K., I'vegot to give this a go and really try to be with this person."